Mexico makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 20 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
9 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
North
The North trades finesse for structure—dense reds built on tannin and alcohol, rosés that taste of red fruit rather than delicacy, whites…
Baja California
Baja California's winemakers chase ripeness in a desert landscape where heat and Pacific fog wage daily war, pulling wines between…
Valle de Guadalupe
Guadalupe's winemakers chase ripeness in desert heat, building reds with dark fruit density and alcohol that reads like ambition—while a…
Center
Center's reds lean toward earth and tannin over fruit, with producers favoring restraint—wines that taste more of soil than sun.
Querétaro
Querétaro's high-altitude vineyards pull crisp acidity and mineral spine from volcanic soils, producing reds with unusual freshness and…
La Laguna
La Laguna's reds sprawl across clay and limestone soils with a looseness that defies easy categorization—simultaneously austere and lush,…
Ensenada
The coastal fog rolls inland each afternoon, cooling vineyards that would otherwise bake in desert sun—a geography that pushes Ensenada's…
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes makes wines that taste of high altitude—bright acidity cutting through ripe red fruit, tannins that stay lean even in…
Valle de Parras
The oldest wine region in the Americas pivots between old-vine Cabernet and Grenache that taste more mineral than fruit, their tannins…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Mexico makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of mexico’s production.
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Mexican Cabernet Sauvignon — the country’s most numerous bottle.
191
168
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144
127
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25
The houses that keep showing up.
9 Mexico estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Mexico our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Sud777
Modern · Mexican Style — Mexico City, Mexico
93
Pangea
Grill · Mexican Style — San Pedro Garza García
92
Masala y Maíz
Ethnic Fusion — Mexico City, Mexico
92
Levadura de Olla
Mexican Style · Traditional — Oaxaca City
92
DAMIANA
Grill · Mexican Style · Latin American — Artículo Ciento Quince
92
Gia Restaurant
Modern · Asian Fusion — Ciudad de México
92
Restaurante Lunario Valle de Guadalupe
Barbecue · Grill · Latin American — Artículo Ciento Quince
92
Los Danzantes Oaxaca
Mexican Style — Oaxaca City
92
Conchas de Piedra
Traditional · Mexican Style — El Porvenir (Guadalupe)
92
Em
Grill · Modern · Mexican Style — San Miguel de Allende
92
Chapulín
Mexican Style — Ciudad de México
89
Flora Farms
Mexican Style — San José del Cabo
88
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